In early 2012, Forbes published an article called “Why Narcissistic CEOs Kill Their Companies.” While we believe that some of the characteristics described in the…
Category: Photonic Integration
USC Chair Claims It Takes a Village
Reporting from the OASIS6 Conference and Exhibition on Optics and Electro Optics in Tel Aviv, as part of the EPIC delegation to Israel, well-known professor,…
To Infinera: Let Transmode Run as Freely as Possible
Infinera would be better off allowing Transmode Systems to operate as an independent division than to integrate it much into its own corporation. Despite all…
Optical Hardware Innovation Permanently
At the OFC 2015 show next month, the Rump Session is entitled, “Is it ‘Game Over’ for Hardware?” The discussion will be about “[s]ome industry trends…
Integrated Photonics Clash
Please join us for our panel at OFC 2015 for a change of pace with fewer slides and with a focus on a lively discussion…
Another Savior of Data Center MM Fiber?
In addition to the development of longer-distance and higher-speed VCSELs, there is a possibility that in the long term, polymer waveguide material embedded in electronics…
Knocking of Silicon Photonics Now Mainstream
Who would be against the idea of applying Moore’s Law at some time in the future to optical chips in that it would revolutionize the…
Intel’s Credibility Problem with Optics?
While the hype machine on the latest and greatest technology always reigns supreme in the fiber optics market, Intel appeared to take Silicon Photonics (SP)…
InnoLight IPO: Google’s Vertical Integration Without a Mess
We have been pondering the question of what happens when emerging optical component vendors, being financed by mega-data center operators to achieve the lowest cost…
IBM Dimming Silicon Photonics Hype Level
Although the hoopla over silicon photonics (SP) has not been as pronounced at IBM as at Intel, including consistent involvement by technologists at the highest…
